Isabel Montoya

Isabel M. Montoya Atencio (1899–1996) was a San Ildefonso Pueblo painter and potter.

Biography Isabel M. Montoya was in 1899 and was the daughter of Nicolassa Peña Montoya and Juan Cruz Montoya. Her cousin was potter Maria Martinez. Her siblings included Rayita Montoya, Santana Montoya, and Alfredo Montoya (the first husband of Tonita Roybal).

Montoya married Benjamin Atencio circa 1925 and had five children, all of whom were painters or potters: Tony, Gilbert Benjamin, Pat, Helen Gutierrez and Angelita Sanchez.

She studied at the Santa Fe Indian School, and is known for her pencil and crayon sketches, and her role in the development of pottery in San Ildefonso.

See also

List of Native American artists

References

External links Isabel Montoya artwork and photographs at Marie & Julian Pottery